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27th Seanad

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Members of the Seanad from 2025
27th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Election29–30 January 2025
Government35th government of Ireland
Members60
Cathaoirleach Mark Daly (FF)
Leas-Chathaoirleach Maria Byrne (FG)
Leader of the Seanad Seán Kyne (FG)
Deputy leader of the SeanadFiona O'Loughlin (FF)
Leader of the OppositionConor Murphy (SF)
Sessions
1st12 February 2025 –

The 27th Seanad has been in office since February 2025. The 2025 Seanad election took place in January 2025, following the 2024 general election to the 34th Dáil on 29 November 2024. It was fully composed on 7 February 2025 on the nomination of members by the taoiseach.

Background

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The Constitution of Ireland requires a general election for Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas, to take place no later than ninety days after the dissolution of Dáil Éireann. There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians; 6 were elected in two university constituencies; and 11 are nominated by the taoiseach who was appointed after the assembly of the 34th Dáil. It will remain in office until the close of poll for the 28th Seanad.

The 33rd Dáil was dissolved on 8 November 2024. On 15 November 2024, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien, signed orders for the Seanad election, providing 29 January as the deadline for ballots in the university constituencies and 30 January as the deadline for ballots for the vocational panels.[1] [2] [3] [4] Under the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024, this is to be the last Seanad in which the two university constituencies will exist. At the next Seanad general election, they will be replaced by a new Higher Education constituency.

On 7 February 2025, the taoiseach, Micheál Martin, nominated eleven members with their prior consent to be members of the Seanad.[5]

Cathaoirleach

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Composition of the 27th Seanad

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Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
●くろまる Fianna Fáil 3 3 1 3 3 0 0 6 19
●くろまる Fine Gael 2 4 2 2 3 0 0 5 18
Sinn Féin 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 6
Labour Party 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Green Party 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Aontú 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Social Democrats 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Independent 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 0 12
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

Government parties are denoted with bullets (●くろまる).

Effect of changes

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  Feb. 2025[a] Feb. 2025[b]
Fianna Fáil 19 19
Fine Gael 18 17
Sinn Féin 6 6
Labour 2 2
Green 1 1
Social Democrats 1 1
Aontú 1 1
Independent 12 13
Total 60
  1. ^ Composition after the 2025 Seanad election and the completion of nominations by the taoiseach.
  2. ^ Composition after the resignation of Martin Conway from Fine Gael.

List of senators

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^  +: New senator.
^  #: Member of the 33rd Dáil who was not re-elected at the 2024 general election.

Panel Name Portrait Party affiliation
(Technical group) 		Assumed office
Start of Seanad term Current
Administrative Panel Garret Ahearn Fine Gael 29 June 2020
Martin Conway Fine Gael Independent
Resigned from Fine Gael in Feb. 2025 		25 May 2011
Mark Daly Fianna Fáil 13 September 2007
Eileen Flynn Independent
(Civil Engagement Group) 		29 June 2020
Fiona O'Loughlin Fianna Fáil 29 June 2020
Nicole Ryan [+] Sinn Féin 30 January 2025
Diarmuid Wilson Fianna Fáil 12 September 2002
Agricultural Panel Niall Blaney Fianna Fáil 29 June 2020
Paraic Brady [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
Victor Boyhan Independent 8 June 2016
Maria Byrne Fine Gael 21 April 2021
Joanne Collins [+] Sinn Féin 30 January 2025
Teresa Costello [+] Fianna Fáil 30 January 2025
Paul Daly Fianna Fáil 8 June 2016
Eileen Lynch [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
P. J. Murphy [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
Malcolm Noonan [+] [#] Green Party 30 January 2025
Sarah O'Reilly [+] Aontú 30 January 2025
Cultural and Educational Panel Cathal Byrne [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
Joe Conway [+] Independent 30 January 2025
Shane Curley [+] Fianna Fáil 30 January 2025
Seán Kyne Fine Gael 20 February 2020
Pauline Tully [+] [#] Sinn Féin 30 January 2025
Industrial and Commercial Panel Frances Black Independent
(Civil Engagement Group) 		8 June 2016
Ollie Crowe Fianna Fáil 29 June 2020
Aidan Davitt Fianna Fáil 8 June 2016
Mary Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil 29 June 2020
Laura Harmon [+] Labour 30 January 2025
Garret Kelleher [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
Sharon Keogan Independent 29 June 2020
Conor Murphy [+] Sinn Féin 30 January 2025
Linda Nelson Murray [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
Labour Panel Chris Andrews [+] [#] Sinn Féin 30 January 2025
Pat Casey Fianna Fáil 29 June 2020
Nessa Cosgrove [+] Labour 30 January 2025
Gerard Craughwell Independent 14 October 2014
Mark Duffy [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
Robbie Gallagher Fianna Fáil 8 June 2016
Mike Kennelly [+] Fine Gael 30 January 2025
Maria McCormack [+] Sinn Féin 30 January 2025
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony [+] Fianna Fáil 30 January 2025
Joe O'Reilly Fine Gael 8 June 2016
Patricia Stephenson [+] Social Democrats 30 January 2025
National University of Ireland Alice-Mary Higgins Independent
(Civil Engagement Group) 		8 June 2016
Michael McDowell Independent 8 June 2016
Rónán Mullen Independent 13 September 2007
Dublin University Tom Clonan Independent 5 April 2022
Aubrey McCarthy [+] Independent 30 January 2025
Lynn Ruane Independent
(Civil Engagement Group) 		8 June 2016
Taoiseach's nominees Manus Boyle [+] Fine Gael 7 February 2025
Nikki Bradley Fine Gael 10 July 2024
Lorraine Clifford-Lee Fianna Fáil 8 June 2016
Alison Comyn [+] Fianna Fáil 7 February 2025
Evanne Ní Chuilinn [+] Fine Gael 7 February 2025
Joe Flaherty [#] Fianna Fáil 10 December 2024
Imelda Goldsboro [+] Fianna Fáil 7 February 2025
Noel O'Donovan [+] Fine Gael 7 February 2025
Anne Rabbitte [#] Fianna Fáil 10 December 2024
Dee Ryan [+] Fianna Fáil 7 February 2025
Gareth Scahill [+] Fine Gael 7 February 2025

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
9 February 2025 Administrative Panel Fine Gael Independent Martin Conway resigned from the Fine Gael parliamentary party[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Minister O'Brien makes Orders appointing dates and times for Seanad Éireann general election". Government of Ireland (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 15 November 2024. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ O'Halloran, Marie; Fallon, John. "Seanad offers lifeboat to enable TDs who lost their seats remain in Oireachtas". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Seanad Panel Members General Election Order 2024" (PDF). 15 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Seanad University Members General Election Order 2024" (PDF). 15 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Nomination of Members of Seanad Éireann" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil . 2025 (13): 206. 14 February 2025.
  6. ^ Oireachtas, Houses of the (12 February 2025). "Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (27th Seanad) – Wednesday, 12 Feb 2025 – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  7. ^ Oireachtas, Houses of the (19 February 2025). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (27th Seanad) – Wednesday, 19 Feb 2025 – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ^ Regan, Mary (9 February 2025). "FG senator resigns from parliamentary party after arrest for intoxication last month". RTÉ News . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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